# 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team (variously "Miami", "The U", "UM", "'Canes") represented the University of Miami during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Manny Diaz and played their home games at Hard Rock Stadium, competing as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

## Offseason
### Position key

| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB |
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E |
| Fullback | FB | Place kicker | PK | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K |
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB |
| Long snapper | LS | Split end | SE | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |

### Offseason departures

Four Miami players with remaining eligibility declared early for the 2020 NFL draft. In addition, 10 seniors from the 2019 team graduated.

### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Avantae Williams S | Deland, FL | Deland High School (FL) | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Feb 5, 2020 |
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| Chantz Williams WDE | Orange Park, FL | Oakleaf High School (FL) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | Jul 20, 2019 |
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| Jaylan Knighton RB | Deerfield Beach, FL | Deerfield Beach High School (FL) | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 28, 2019 |
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| Don Chaney Jr RB | Miami, FL | Belen Jesuit High School (FL) | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Feb 3, 2019 |
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| Jalen Rivers OL | Jacksonville, FL | Oakleaf High School (FL) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 325 lb (147 kg) | Jun 9, 2019 |
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| Micheal Redding III WR | Pensacola, FL | IMG Academy (FL) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 30, 2019 |
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| Tyler Van Dyke QB | Glastonbury, Conn | Suffield Academy (CONN) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 29, 2019 |
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| Jalen Harrell S | Hollywood, FL | Champagnat Catholic High School (FL) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 29, 2019 |
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| Elijah Roberts EDGE | Miami, FL | Christopher Columbus High School (FL) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Jun 21, 2019 |
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| Keshawn Washington S | Homestead, FL | South Dade High School (FL) | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 21, 2019 |
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### Transfers

Outgoing
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | New school |
| Jarren Williams | #15 | QB | 6'2 | 216 | RS Freshman | Lawrenceville, Georgia | Garden City |
| Lorenzo Lingard | #36 | RB | 6'0 | 203 | RS Freshman | Birmingham, Alabama | Florida |
| Brian Polendy | #88 | TE | 6’5 | 260 | RS Sophomore | Denton, Texas | Colorado |
| Scott Patchan | #71 | EDGE | 6’6 | 249 | RS Senior | Bradenton, Florida | Colorado State |
| Bubba Baxa | #21 | K | 6'0 | 213 | Sophomore | Pasadena, Texas | Houston |

### 2020 NFL draft
#### Team players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
| 4 | 140 | Shaquille Quarterman | LB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 4 | 144 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | Seattle Seahawks |
| 5 | 176 | K. J. Osborn | WR | Minnesota Vikings |
| 7 | 242 | Jonathan Garvin | DE | Green Bay Packers |

### Returning Starters
## Season
### ACC Media Days

Media poll (ACC Winner) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (6th place) |
| 1 | Clemson | 2008 (132) |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 1824 (2) |
| 3 | University Of North Carolina | 1682 |
| 4 | Louisville | 1434 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 1318 |
| 6 | Miami | 1280 |

### Preseason ALL ACC Teams

| Player | Position | Year |
| Brevin Jordan | TE | Jr |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Years at Miami |
| Manny Diaz | Head coach | 5th |
| Rhett Lashlee | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | 1st |
| Blake Baker | Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach | 2nd |
| Todd Stroud | Assistant head coach/defensive line coach | 2nd |
| Ephraim Banda | Co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach | 5th |
| Jonathan Patke | Assistant coach, Outside linebackers coach, Special Teams Coach | 3rd |
| Stephen Field | Assistant coach, Tight ends coach | 2nd |
| Jonathan Brewer | Offensive quality control coach | 1st |
| Eric Hickson | Assistant coach, Running backs coach | 2nd |
| Garin Justice | Assistant coach, Offensive line coach | 1st |
| Rob Likens | Assistant coach, Wide receivers | 1st |
| Mike Rumph | Assistant coach, Cornerbacks | 5th |
| Ed Reed | Chief Of Staff | 1st |

### Depth chart

Projected Depth Chart 2020:
Defense :
* FS
* Amari Carter
* Bubba Bolden
* Brian Balom
| WLB | ILB | ILB | SLB |
* SS
* Gurvan Hall Jr
* Bubba Bolden
* Keshawn Washington
* CB
* D. J. Ivey
* Isaiah Dunson
* Marcus Clarke
| DE | NT | DE |
| ⋅ | Jonathan Ford | ⋅ |
| ⋅ | Jared Harrison-Hunte | ⋅ |
| ⋅ | Jalar Holley | ⋅ |
* CB
* Te'Cory Couch
* Al Blades Jr.
Offense :
* WR
* Mike Harley Jr.
* Marshall Few
* Xavier Restrepo
* WR
* Mark Pope
* Jeremiah Payton
* Dazalin Warhsham
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| John Campbell Jr | Jakai Clark | Corey Gaynor | DJ Scaife Jr | Jarrid Williams |
| Zion Nelson | Ousman Traore | Cleveland Reed Jr | Jalen Rivers | Chris Washington |
* TE
* Brevin Jordan
* Will Mallory
* Larry Hodges
* WR
* Dee Wiggins
* Micheal Redding III
* Keyshawn Smith
* QB
* D'Eriq King
* N'Kosi Perry
* Tyler Van Dyke
* Key reserves
* Season-ending injury
* Suspension
* RB
* Cam'Ron Harris
* Donald Chaney Jr.
* Jaylan Knighton
* Special teams
* PK José Borregales
* P Lou Hedley
* KR Jaylen Knighton
* PR Gurvan Hall Jr
* LS Clay James
* H Lou Hedley
True Freshman Double Position : *

### Schedule

Miami will host four ACC conference opponents: Florida State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, and North Carolina to close out the ACC regular season. Miami will travel to five ACC conference opponents: Louisville, Clemson, NC State, Virginia Tech, and Duke. Miami is not scheduled to play ACC opponents Notre Dame, Boston College, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, and Syracuse. The Hurricanes bye week originally came during Week 5 (On October 3). However, due to COVID-19 problems in the organization, they had bye weeks during Week 12 (on November 21) and Week 13 (on November 28). Also due to COVID-19 problems, their game between Wake Forest and Georgia Tech were canceled.
Miami had games scheduled against Michigan State, Temple, and Wagner, which were all canceled before the start of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 29, the ACC announced every non conference game except one would be played in the 2020 season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | 8:00 p.m. | UAB* | | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ACCN | W 31–14 | 8,153 |
| September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Louisville | No. 17 | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY (rivalry, College GameDay) | ABC | W 47–34 | 12,120 |
| September 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida State | No. 12 | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL (College GameDay) | ABC | W 52–10 | 12,806 |
| October 10 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Clemson | No. 7 | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (College GameDay) | ABC | L 17–42 | 18,885 |
| October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 13 | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ACCN | W 31–19 | 9,000 |
| October 24 | 8:00 p.m. | Virginia | No. 11 | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ACCN | W 19–14 | 9,940 |
| November 6 | 7:30 p.m. | at NC State | No. 11 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ESPN | W 44–41 | 4,032 |
| November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | No. 9 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | ESPN | W 25–24 | 1,000 |
| December 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at Duke | No. 10 | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | W 48–0 | 0 |
| December 12 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 17 North Carolina | No. 10 | Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ABC | L 26–62 | 12,092 |
| December 29 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. No. 21 Oklahoma State* | No. 18 | Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL (Cheez-It Bowl) | ESPN | L 34–37 | 0 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.

## Game summaries
### UAB

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Hurricanes | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: Thursday, September 10, 2020
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: ENE 5 mph
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
* Pregame line: Miami −14
| Statistics | UAB | MIA |
| First downs | 14 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 61–285 | 78–495 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–80 | 52–337 |
| Passing yards | 205 | 158 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–35–0 | 18–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:04 | 30:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UAB | Passing | Tyler Johnston III | 15/23, 150 yards, 1 TD |
| UAB | Rushing | Spencer Brown | 16 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD |
| UAB | Receiving | Myron Mitchell | 8 receptions, 117 yards |
| Miami | Passing | D'Eriq King | 16/24, 144 yards, 1 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Cam'Ron Harris | 17 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Brevin Jordan | 3 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD |

### Louisville

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hurricanes | 14 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 47 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
at Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
* Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE 7 mph
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
* Pregame line: Miami −1.5
| Statistics | MIA | LOU |
| First downs | 19 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 64–485 | 87–516 |
| Rushes–yards | 30–160 | 49–209 |
| Passing yards | 325 | 307 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–30–0 | 26–36–1 |
| Time of possession | 21:59 | 38:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | D'Eriq King | 18/30, 325 yards, 3 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Cam'Ron Harris | 9 carries, 134 yards, TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Brevin Jordan | 7 receptions, 120 yards, TD |
| Louisville | Passing | Malik Cunningham | 26/36, 307 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Louisville | Rushing | Javian Hawkins | 27 carries, 164 yards, TD |
| Louisville | Receiving | Tutu Atwell | 8 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD |

### Florida State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seminoles | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Hurricanes | 14 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 52 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
* Game time: 7:45 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
* Pregame line: Miami −11.5
| Statistics | FSU | MIA |
| First downs | 23 | 32 |
| Plays–yards | 74–330 | 86–517 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–151 | 64–200 |
| Passing yards | 179 | 317 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22–37–3 | 33–48–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:05 | 31:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida State | Passing | James Blackman | 16/26, 120 yards, TD, INT |
| Florida State | Rushing | Lawrance Toafili | 16 carries, 64 yards |
| Florida State | Receiving | Camren McDonald | 6 receptions, 58 yards, TD |
| Miami | Passing | D'Eriq King | 29/40, 267 yards, 2 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | D'Eriq King | 8 carries, 65 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Mark Pope | 5 receptions, 60 yards |

### Clemson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hurricanes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina
* Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
* Game time: 7:45 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: E 8 mph
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
* Pregame line: Clemson −14.5
| Statistics | MIA | CLEM |
| First downs | 9 | 34 |
| Plays–yards | 55–210 | 91–550 |
| Rushes–yards | 89 | 258 |
| Passing yards | 121 | 292 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12–29–3 | 29–44–0 |
| Time of possession | 21:25 | 38:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | D'Eriq King | 12/28, 121 yards, 2 INT |
| Miami | Rushing | D'Eriq King | 14 carries, 84 yards, TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Keyshawn Smith | 1 reception, 42 yards |
| Clemson | Passing | Trevor Lawrence | 29/41, 292 yards, 3 TD |
| Clemson | Rushing | Travis Etienne | 17 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD |
| Clemson | Receiving | Braden Galloway | 4 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD |

### Pittsburgh

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| Hurricanes | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: ENE 11 mph
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Alex Chappell (sideline)
* Pregame line: Miami −11.5
| Statistics | PITT | MIA |
| First downs | 19 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 77–300 | 74–331 |
| Rushes–yards | 22 | 109 |
| Passing yards | 278 | 222 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 23–47–0 | 16–31–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:33 | 27:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Pittsburgh | Passing | Joey Yellen | 22/46, 277 yards, TD |
| Pittsburgh | Rushing | Todd Sibley Jr. | 4 carries, 23 yards |
| Pittsburgh | Receiving | Jordan Addison | 8 receptions, 147 yards |
| Miami | Passing | D'Eriq King | 16/31, 222 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Miami | Rushing | D'Eriq King | 11 carries, 32 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Will Mallory | 2 receptions, 51 yards, 2 TD |

### Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Hurricanes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ESE 7 mph
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
* Pregame line: Miami −14.0
| Statistics | UVA | MIA |
| First downs | 18 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 68–366 | 81–444 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–185 | 48–122 |
| Passing yards | 181 | 322 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–32–0 | 21–30–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:32 | 31:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Virginia | Passing | Brennan Armstrong | 16/30, 181 yards, 2 TD |
| Virginia | Rushing | Brennan Armstrong | 15 carries, 91 yards |
| Virginia | Receiving | Terrell Jana | 3 receptions, 60 yards |
| Miami | Passing | D'Eriq King | 21/30, 322 yards, TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Donald Chaney Jr. | 10 carries, 43 yards, TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Mike Harley Jr. | 10 receptions, 170 yards, TD |

### NC State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 44 |
| Wolfpack | 14 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
at Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
* Date: Friday, November 6, 2020
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: 0 mph
* Game attendance: 4,032
* Referee: Marcus Woods
* TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Marty Smith (sideline)
* Pregame line: Miami −10.5
| Statistics | MIA | NCST |
| First downs | 30 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 86–620 | 65–410 |
| Rushes–yards | 41–189 | 34–131 |
| Passing yards | 431 | 279 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 32–42–0 | 20–29–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:00 | 27:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | D'Eriq King | 31/41, 430 yards, 5 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | D'Eriq King | 15 carries, 105 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Mike Harley Jr. | 8 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD |
| NC State | Passing | Bailey Hockman | 19/28, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| NC State | Rushing | Ricky Person Jr. | 12 carries, 79 yards |
| NC State | Receiving | Emeka Emezie | 4 receptions, 95 yards |
With the win, the Hurricanes became bowl eligible for the 8th straight season.

### Virginia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hurricanes | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| Hokies | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia
* Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: SSE 1 mph
* TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), Eric Wood (sideline)
* Pregame line: Virginia Tech −2
| Statistics | MIA | VT |
| First downs | 25 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 85–386 | 72–361 |
| Rushes–yards | 48–131 | 41–160 |
| Passing yards | 255 | 201 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 24–38–0 | 19–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:40 | 27:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | D'Eriq King | 24/38, 255 yards, TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Cam'Ron Harris | 14 carries, 63 yards, TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Dee Wiggins | 8 receptions, 106 yards |
| Virginia Tech | Passing | Hendon Hooker | 19/29, 201 yards, INT |
| Virginia Tech | Rushing | Hendon Hooker | 21 carries, 59 yards, TD |
| Virginia Tech | Receiving | Tré Turner | 5 receptions, 86 yards |

### Duke

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 48 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
* Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: NNW 2 mph
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
* Pregame line: Miami −15
| Statistics | MIA | DUKE |
| First downs | 24 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 71–524 | 64–177 |
| Rushes–yards | 42–220 | 33–56 |
| Passing yards | 304 | 121 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–26–0 | 25–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:38 | 32:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | D'Eriq King | 16/24, 248 yards, 3 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Cam'Ron Harris | 15 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Mike Harley Jr. | 2 receptions, 105 yards, TD |
| Duke | Passing | Chase Brice | 20/25, 94 yards |
| Duke | Rushing | Mataeo Durant | 10 carries, 48 yards |
| Duke | Receiving | Jake Bobo | 5 receptions, 36 yards |

### North Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 21 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 62 |
| Hurricanes | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Mostly Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SE 5 mph
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Maria Taylor (sideline)
* Pregame line: Miami −3
| Statistics | UNC | MIA |
| First downs | 30 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 78–778 | 60–314 |
| Rushes–yards | 55–554 | 27–75 |
| Passing yards | 224 | 239 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–20–0 | 18–32–1 |
| Time of possession | 40:17 | 19:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tar Heels | Passing | Sam Howell | 14/19, 223 yards, TD |
| Tar Heels | Rushing | Michael Carter | 24 carries, 308 yards, 2 TD |
| Tar Heels | Receiving | Dyami Brown | 4 receptions, 167 yards |
| Miami | Passing | D'Eriq King | 18/30, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Miami | Rushing | Cam'Ron Harris | 11 carries, 53 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Brevin Jordan | 6 receptions, 140 yards, TD |

### Oklahoma State (2020 Cheez-It Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Oklahoma State | 21 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
| No. 18 Miami | 0 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida
* Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
* Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST
* TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, and Katie George/Sean Kelley and Barrett Jones
| Statistics | OKST | MIA |
| First downs | 29 | 28 |
| Plays–yards | 82–423 | 78–512 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–118 | 30–156 |
| Passing yards | 305 | 356 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 27–40–0 | 30–48–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:05 | 26:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 27/40, 305 yards, 4 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Spencer Sanders | 13 carries, 45 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Brennan Presley | 6 receptions 118 yards, 3 TD |
| Miami | Passing | N'Kosi Perry | 19/34, 228 yards, 2 TD |
| Miami | Rushing | Cam'Ron Harris | 6 carries, 52 yards, TD |
| Miami | Receiving | Brevin Jordan | 8 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV* | 17 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 22 |
| Coaches | RV | RV* | 18 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11T | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 22 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | Not released |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 1 | 18 | Jaelan Phillips | DE | Miami Dolphins |
| 1 | 30 | Gregory Rousseau | DE | Buffalo Bills |
| 5 | 148 | Brevin Jordan | TE | Houston Texans |
| 6 | 216 | Quincy Roche | OLB | Pittsburgh Steelers |